Una English Club, Pillar Of Fire Salute Stage, Screen Star Claude Rains
Nov. 16, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@1e1v.com, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. 本周，K8彩乐园英语俱乐部和“火焰之柱”共同赞助了一个由两部分组成的庆祝活动，以纪念这位经典舞台和电影明星的不朽遗产.
"The Invisible Man"
The free screening of "The Invisible Man" will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Performance Center of UNA's Guillot University Center. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Rains' daughter, actress Jessica Rains (whose films include the Oscar winner "The Sting" and Woody Allen's "Sleeper), author, film historian and previous Pillar of Fire guest David J. Skal ("Hollywood Gothic,(《首页》)和演员兼作家理查德·塞夫(Richard Seff)(他曾在百老汇原版《首页》(Darkness at Noon)中与雷恩斯同台演出)。. "The partnership between the English Club and Pillar of Fire makes this a true town-and-gown affair," said Terry Pace, who teaches English at UNA and co-founded Pillar of Fire with science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. “这是一个合适的合作伙伴关系，因为我们展示的两部作品——《首页》和《首页》——都是经典文学作品的电影和舞台改编。." Rains, who died in 1967, appeared in such Hollywood classics as "Casablanca," Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious," Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn, the Bette Davis melodramas "Now, Voyager" and "Mr. Skeffington," the horror chillers "The Wolf Man" and "The Phantom of the Opera," and David Lean's epic "Lawrence of Arabia." “我相信，校园里和社区里的每个成年人都至少喜欢一部克劳德·雷恩斯的经典电影," Pace said. “这两项活动给了我们一个绝佳的机会，让我们向新一代的学生介绍这些令人惊叹的天才的范围和质量. His films will live forever." Health and schedules permitting, 传奇的《首页》作者和火柱的联合创始人雷·布拉德伯里(他写了一部由Rains主演的“阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克呈现”的戏剧)和资深演员, 导演兼制片人诺曼·劳埃德(曾在希区柯克系列电影中与雷恩斯合作)将在UNA的讨论期间通过电话提供回忆和见解."Darkness at Noon"
Two nights after "The Invisible Man" screening at UNA, the dramatic reading of "Darkness at Noon" will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Sheffield. The play takes place during the Stalinist purges and Moscow show trials of 1938. The story focuses on the character Rubashov, an old-guard Bolshevik leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution who is first cast out, then imprisoned and tried for treason by the Soviet government he helped create. The Ritz performance of "Darkness at Noon" will feature Jessica Rains, Seff and Skal, 由特别嘉宾和UNA首页Will Stutts以及火焰之柱球员和UNA首页Kevin Hammond加入, Brooke Perry and Pace. Admission at the door is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Both the UNA screening and the Ritz reading will be followed by book signings. 斯卡尔和杰西卡·雷恩斯在2008年合著了广受好评的传记《K8彩乐园》." Seff chronicled his own colorful career in his 2007 autobiography, "Supporting Player: My Life Upon the Wicked Stage." Skal also recently published a new genre study, "Romancing the Vampire." For more information on the "Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice" events, contact Pillar of Fire at 256-366-4512 or pillaroffire@bellsouth.net.PHOTOS AVAILABLE: For photos of Rains and movie poster images, contact the Office of University Communications at 256-765-4225 or jlwoods1@1e1v.com.
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